Towson University announced the appointment of Dyan Brasington as Vice President of the Division of Economic and Community Outreach (DECO). The appointment of Ms. Brasington completes a four-month search process and review of 50 candidates by the search committee.

Ms. Brasington has led DECO, in the role of Associate Vice President, since August 2007. From 2004 to 2007, she was Director, Economic and Workforce Development in DECO. Prior to joining Towson University, she was President of the Technology Council of Maryland and served as Economic Development Director in Howard County, Montgomery County and Prince William County, Virginia, and was a development representative in the State of Florida Department of Commerce.

Ms. Brasington has a B.S. in Marketing from Florida State University and a M.A. in Speech Communications from Florida State University. She will assume her new position on April 2, 2008.

Featured Event - Towson University Showcase

DECO and the College of Graduate Studies and Research invite you to our first Showcase of services. On April 23 you can explore the solutions that over 20 centers, institutes, units, and faculty projects at TU can offer your department, agency, or business. To will be included to mingle with faculty and staff and hear presentations on successful projects implemented across Maryland.

DotNetNukeThe newest addition to the RESI software development tool kit is DotNetNuke (DNN). This will allow RESI developers to deliver fully featured web portal style applications quickly and at lower costs. DNN also incorporates a straightforward approach to content management that will allow users to maintain their own content in such things as text areas, photo galleries, event calendars and other functions.